Seattle Now

The weather is good and school’s out.

Time to travel. And there’s always a lot to consider when you’re heading out to explore. Everyone wants to feel comfortable and welcome in new places.

Traveling While Black hosts Marlie and Anthony Love are here to talk about their experience traveling in Washington and what they’re aiming for with their online travel guide.

For people who are overweight, just going to the doctor can be anxiety inducing. No matter the reason for the visit, body weight will likely come up. It might even prevent them from getting treatment.

KUOW health reporter Eilis O’Neill is here to talk about a new approach some Seattle providers are embracing: Weight-neutral healthcare.

7-elevens are all over the city.

It’s the kind of place you know will always be open when you're craving a candy bar or a midnight pack of smokes.

But some of the city’s 7-elevens are struggling.

Seattle Times business reporter Paul Roberts explains why.

This week… We’re throwing some extra glitter on the show. We’ve got a special Pride-themed edition of Casual Friday. Stranger queer-issues reporter Vivian McCall and Seattle-based arts reporter Jas Keimig are here to talk about this weekend’s Pride events, Seattle’s queer history and why Pride feels a bit different this year.

Declining college enrollment is playing out on a national scale. Students everywhere are weighing the cost of a degree. But when Seattle Pacific University announced 40% cuts due to enrollment issues…faculty pointed out the several years of anti-LGBTQ+ controversy that may be hurting the university wallet.

Seattle Times staff reporter Nina Shapiro has been keeping up with this story. She’ll fill us in higher education’s financial woes.

Happy summer! It’s been cloudy, but there’s sun on the way.

People in the NW spend a lot of time outdoors - it’s easy to be active when it’s not too hot. But all of that time outside means a lot of exposure. And rates of skin cancer are going up in Washington.

Axios reporter Melissa Santos is here to talk about skin cancer risks in our region and the best ways to protect yourself this summer and year round.

Tomorrow is the first official day of summer, which means it's beach book season. If you need a little help or you don’t know where to start, the Seattle Public Library’s got you covered with their adult Book Bingo program.

Seattle Now producer Clare McGrane explains how the program works and how it's building a community of readers across the city.

This week… Amazon’s return-to-office mandate is making things busier downtown… and commutes are getting longer too King County is mulling whether or not to require businesses to accept cash. And how much is too much for a really fancy burger? Science journalist Hannah Weinberger and KUOW Producer Clare McGrane are here to break down the week.

You’ve probably seen the headlines or maybe even video of orcas tearing the rudders off boats on the Iberian coast.

It’s easy to jump to conclusions about the motives of these apex predators but don’t panic… let’s take a step back. We wanted to get some insight into what may be going on so we called up the Orca Behavior Institute and talked to Monika Wieland Shields to get into the complexity and culture of our neighbors in the sea.

For more than a decade, tech has dominated Seattle’s job market.

A scroll through job listing sites would call up a long list of openings for software engineers and developers.

Recent data from the Washington Employment Security Department says the market is shifting.

And healthcare has moved into the top spot for hiring.

Seattle Times reporter Paul Roberts is here to talk about what changes in the job market mean for the city.